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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Librarian can never do since she has no mind?
(a) She can never need him.
(b) She can never miss him.
(c) She can never love him.
(d) She can never remember him.

2. What does the narrator compare his memory of visiting the Power Station to?
(a) A dream.
(b) A fog.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A joke.

3. Why does the librarian wake the narrator up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 37?
(a) The unicorn skull is glowing.
(b) She is afraid the world is going to end.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) Junior has broken in.

4. What does the narrator ask the Librarian to do for him when he is finished reading skulls?
(a) Wake him up.
(b) Make him some coffee.
(c) Bring him home.
(d) Make him breakfast.

5. What happens to the skulls when the narrator begins to play the music?
(a) They catch on fire.
(b) They resonate music.
(c) They start to shake.
(d) They light up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave?

2. What unusual thing does the narrator note about the Power Station?

3. Why does the Gatekeeper leave the narrator alone with his shadow?

4. What does the narrator compare his world to while climbing through the escape route in Chapter 29?

5. What does the librarian notice about the narrator's statements during dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which situation does the narrator define as "despair" in Chapter 33?

2. How does the narrator whistling "I Go to Pieces" in Chapter 29 relate to the overall storyline?

3. Explain the importance of belief as described in Chapter 34.

4. Explain what the narrator thinks about the stars as he is making his way through the underground escape route towards the end of Chapter 29.

5. What does the narrator do after arriving in his apartment in Chapter 31?

6. What is "the encyclopedia wand"?

7. Explain the significance of the song "Danny Boy" for the narrator's life.

8. Why does the librarian wake the narrator up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 37? Explain what happens and how the librarian and narrator react.

9. What is the significance of the narrator's realization of what the accordion is and how to use it?

10. Describe the Town's power source.

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